Alumni News
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January 31, 2020
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How to Use the Saunders Support Network
Dedicated advisors, alumni, faculty, and business partners from Saunders.
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January 30, 2020
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RIT/NTID alumna to perform at Super Bowl
Internationally renowned performer, artist, and RIT/NTID alumna Christine Sun Kim ’02 (applied arts and sciences) will perform the National Anthem and “America the Beautiful” in American Sign Language as part of the Super Bowl pregame festivities on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
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January 30, 2020
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He was crowned the most outrageous fan of Reese’s and Wawa, then he took it to the next level
The Philadelphia Inquirer features Andrew Athias '18 (management information systems).
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January 24, 2020
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Griffith takes over as new alumni board president
Victoria Decker Griffith ’93 (hospitality) took over as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors in January. The Alumni Association Board serves as the advisory body of the RIT Alumni Association, which represents RIT’s more than 135,000 alumni.
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January 23, 2020
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Demand for disability support services outweighs supply
WXXI.org details a meeting at the Center for Disability Rights between U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Patricia Starr '78 (medical lab technician).
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January 20, 2020
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Alumnus delivers best of design and craft worlds
Domenic Fiorello '11 (Furniture Design) has operated his own custom furniture design company since 2014, creating thoughtfully made products for customers.
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January 19, 2020
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Players’ new artistic director is a familiar face
The Mercury News features Kevin Surace ’85 (electrical engineering technology).
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January 17, 2020
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Rochester-Area Personal Trainer Communicates With Clients Through Sign Language
Spectrum News features Janna Sirianni '10 (computer integrated machining), '13 (applied arts and sciences), a deaf personal trainer who leads workout sessions at local YMCAs.
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January 16, 2020
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Blending genres, with cats: Travers-Crumb’s exhibition underway at the ACWC
The Daily News features Maliya Travers-Crumb '15 (illustration).
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January 10, 2020
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Lawmaker pushes for American Sign Language to be legally recognized language in Nebraska
WOWT-TV in Nebraska talks to Cody McEvoy ’15 (psychology) and Dillon Curren ’17 (criminal justice), advocacy specialists with the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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January 9, 2020
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The lost art of whittling
The Lewiston Tribute features Ted Kelchner '92 (woodworking and furniture design).
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January 8, 2020
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Phil Castleberry named vice president for Development and Alumni Relations
RIT has selected Phillip D. Castleberry, a 20-year veteran of higher education advancement and fundraising, as its new vice president for Development and Alumni Relations. Castleberry, who is currently serving as vice president for institutional advancement at St. John Fisher College, was chosen after a national search. He begins his RIT duties on Feb. 1.
